Contributing Member ClayB Posted September 17, 2007 Author Contributing Member Report Posted September 17, 2007 Why don't you announce a time you can be available to talk about this with anyone who wants to on "Live Chat"? Maybe you could put together an oak-leaf contest? I can try to hustle up a few prizes. Another outstanding tutorial Clay, great pics to illustrate, too. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us all. Johanna If the tutorials help anyone out, I will try and keep doing them when I have time. I have heard that a couple other people might be thinking of doing some tutorials too. I think that would be great. There are so many different styles of carving and ways to do things and it would be neat to see differents ideas. A contest is in the works right now and I hope that we can work out the details and make it happen this time. As for the "live chat" idea, I am open to that too. Not sure how to go about scheduling something like that. Can we find out if there is any interest in the idea? Anyone interested? If there is, I'll try and schedule it. Clay Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Members Patrice Posted September 17, 2007 Members Report Posted September 17, 2007 Wow! Very neat carving! Now that i have a little more time on my hands, i bet ill give it a try carving. I have see that Hide crafter selling small and large petal lifters. Are they worthy of buying? Or should i bought those from grey ghost? :scratchhead: Anyway, for now, many thanks ClayB Quote Patrice
Contributing Member ClayB Posted September 18, 2007 Author Contributing Member Report Posted September 18, 2007 Patrice, The pro petal from Hidecrafter is probably a good one to start with. They are a lot less money than the ones Jeff sells at Grey Ghost Graphics. There are a couple differences. The ones Jeff sells come in more sizes, especially smaller sizes and they are very sharp when you get them. My suggestion would be to get one from Hidecrafter, see if it's something you will use much and if it is, then consider getting a set of them from Jeff. Thanks for the comments on the oak leaf. I will be looking forward to seeing how yours turns out. Clay Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Pip Posted September 21, 2007 Report Posted September 21, 2007 If the tutorials help anyone out, I will try and keep doing them when I have time. I have heard that a couple other people might be thinking of doing some tutorials too. I think that would be great. There are so many different styles of carving and ways to do things and it would be neat to see differents ideas. A contest is in the works right now and I hope that we can work out the details and make it happen this time. As for the "live chat" idea, I am open to that too. Not sure how to go about scheduling something like that. Can we find out if there is any interest in the idea? Anyone interested? If there is, I'll try and schedule it. Clay IF the tutorials will help anyone!!!! ha ha that is the understatement of the centuary, Rest assured they already have!! Your tutorials have/and will be an inspiration for as long as we all can see them . The work is exquisite, I can almost classify to species the leaf you have chosen (Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak). Congratulations on a fantastic tutorial! I am off to try my hand...... What shape is the end of that petal tool ?please I need to get me one of them. Quote
Contributing Member ClayB Posted September 22, 2007 Author Contributing Member Report Posted September 22, 2007 Thank you Pip, If you go to this topic, there are several pictures of a pro petal tool. http://www.leatherworker.net/forum/index.p...entry7225 I hope you will share pictures of your leaf when you get it done. Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Pip Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 I have been given one of them, but is it meant to be sharp at the tip cause i Just seem to make a mess with it !? I can't get no lift! Quote
Members skipj Posted September 24, 2007 Members Report Posted September 24, 2007 Thanks for the tutorial; it's great. What camera do you use for the photos? You get fantastic depth of field showing detail close up. SkipJ Quote
Michael Sheldon Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 I have been given one of them, but is it meant to be sharp at the tip cause i Just seem to make a mess with it !? I can't get no lift! Yes, it should be sharp at the tip, and polished smooth. Quote Michael Sheldon Desert Raven Leather
Contributing Member ClayB Posted September 25, 2007 Author Contributing Member Report Posted September 25, 2007 Thank you Skip, I am using a Konica Minolta Dimage Z6. I got it for the 12X zoom for taking pictures of wildlife, but it also has 2 really good macro settings for taking close ups of my leather stuff. Clay Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Ambassador freak Posted September 28, 2007 Ambassador Report Posted September 28, 2007 OK it's nowhere near as nice as Clay 's but,,, it would of been nowhere near as good as is it is without this great step by step how to tutorial. Thanks ClayB !! As soon as i can i'm doing this one again. After doing something you get a better understanding of it. I'm sure i can do better next time. Now that i have a little bit of a feel for it. I want be second guessing myself, like i did with this one. I didn't want to start a new thread just for my leaf either, so i hope no one minds that i just post it here. If so no prob i'll move it. freak Quote It takes more then one freak to have a true freakshow. So take a seat , the show is about to start. Check out the freakSHOW
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